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See also:
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ NASPA home]: contains the most recent tweets.
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* [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership.
* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins.
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* [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication).
* [http://naspanews.com/ NASPA Tournament SCRABBLE  Newsletter], published by [[Newsletter Committee]].
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* [[Club news]]: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
* [[Member news]]
 
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments
 
* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments
* [[Tournament results]]
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* [[Tournament results]]: past tournaments
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* ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.
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== Current news ==
 
== Current news ==
  
=== September 5, 2009: Manchester, CT rated ===
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=== February 2, 2023 [[2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas]] ===
 
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Registration is now open for the 2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship and the WESPA Championship - in Las Vegas in July 2023.
The [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/08/021.shtml August 22 tournament] directed by David B. Carlson in Manchester, CT has been rated, and has caused at least one subsequent tournament to be re-rated. We apologize for the delay in posting these results and the inconvenience of the re-rating process.
 
 
 
=== September 1, 2009: Membership Committee addition ===
 
 
 
[[John Robertson]] has joined the [[Membership Committee]] to help facilitate Canadian dollar transactions.
 
 
 
== August 2009 ==
 
 
 
=== August 23, 2009: New committee established ===
 
 
 
A new committee, [[Governance Committee]], has been established.
 
 
 
=== August 22, 2009: NASPA Newsletter, issue 2 ===
 
 
 
[[Newsletter Committee]] has published the second issue of ''NASPA Tournament SCRABBLE  Newsletter''.  It’s available [http://naspanews.com/ here].
 
 
 
=== August 20, 2009: WSC team substitution ===
 
 
 
[[John Luebkemann]] has withdrawn from the US team for the [[2009 World SCRABBLE Championship]] and has been replaced by Brian Bowman.
 
 
 
=== August 7, 2009: 2010 NSC dates ===
 
 
 
The [[2010 National SCRABBLE Championship]] in Dallas will take place on August 7–11, 2010.
 
 
 
=== August 5, 2009: Dave Wiegand wins National SCRABBLE Championship ===
 
 
 
[[Dave Wiegand]] from Portland, OR wins the [[2009 National SCRABBLE Championship]] in Dayton, OH and receives the $10,000 prize.  The runner-up is the last year’s champion and the reigning [[WSC|world champion]] [[Nigel Richards]] from Malaysia.  Dave defeated Nigel in the last two rounds today to win the tournament by a narrow margin; both players won 25 games but Dave accumulated a higher point spread (+1728 vs. +1593).  This is the second championship for Dave; he also won the title in 2005.
 
 
 
Joel Wapnick from Montreal, QC placed third in the first division with 22 wins.  Divisions two through five were won by Thomas Reinke from Middleton, WI, Dave Leonard from Buffalo, NY, Max Karten from Barrington, RI and Doug Szymkowiak from North Ridgeville, OH.
 
 
 
Final standings:
 
* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html Division 1].
 
* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/2/31.html Division 2].
 
* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/3/31.html Division 3].
 
* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/4/31.html Division 4].
 
* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/5/31.html Division 5].
 
 
 
=== August 3, 2009: next NSC in Dallas ===
 
 
 
The location of the next two (2010 and 2011) National SCRABBLE Championships has been announced: [http://www.intercontinental.com/dallas Hotel InterContinental Dallas].
 
 
 
== July 2009 ==
 
 
 
=== July 31, 2009: National SCRABBLE Championship ===
 
 
 
The [[2009_National_SCRABBLE_Championship|event]] registration took place today in Dayton, OH, Convention Center.  Games start tomorrow morning.  Stay tuned for near-realtime [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/nsc online coverage].
 
 
 
=== July 21, 2009: the first NASPA Newsletter ===
 
 
 
The first issue of ''NASPA Tournament SCRABBLE Newsletter'' is ready
 
and available [http://naspanews.com/ online],
 
thanks to the efforts of [[Newsletter Committee]] and
 
approximately 50 other volunteers.
 
 
 
=== July 10, 2009: tournament results and ratings online ===
 
 
 
The new
 
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/submit-rdata.pl tournament data submission application]
 
is online.
 
 
 
We have a new [[tournament results]] page that has the official results
 
of the first NASPA-rated tourneys (Albany, Reno, Charleston, Laguna Woods)
 
as well as copies of NSA results for the first half of 2009.
 
 
 
The [[ratings]] page has been updated with a link to the current
 
official NASPA ratings and an archive of historical monthly NSA ratings.
 
 
 
=== July 1, 2009: official NSA-NASPA transition date ===
 
 
 
On July 1, the coordination of [[tournaments]] and [[clubs]] was officially transitioned from the [[NSA]] to NASPA.  All tournament participants are required to be NASPA [[members]].
 
 
 
== June 2009 ==
 
 
 
=== June 22, 2009: New committee established ===
 
 
 
A new committee, [[NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee]], has been established to coordinate communication with [[WESPA]].
 
 
 
=== June 19, 2009: Rules revision announced ===
 
 
 
[[John Luebkemann]] (chair of the [[Rules Committee]]) announces some minor changes to the [[Tournament rules | Official Tournament Rules]] to become effective August 1, 2009.
 
 
 
=== June 18, 2009: Tournament types explained ===
 
 
 
New table on [[Tournaments]] page highlights the difference between Local Club Tournaments (LCT) and the more typical Open Rated Tournaments (ORT).
 
 
 
=== June 18, 2009: Trial memberships ===
 
 
 
Trial membership information for first-time tournament players added to the [[Tournaments]] page.
 
 
 
=== June 17, 2009: News page created ===
 
 
 
This page was created today (some earlier recent items are included for convenience).
 
 
 
=== June 15, 2009: PayPal unavailable ===
 
 
 
Payments to NASPA can no longer be made through PayPal, as PayPal has determined that Scrabble is a form of illegal gambling.
 
The manual payment fee for [[2009_National_SCRABBLE_Championship#Registration|NSC registration]] has been waived.
 
 
 
=== June 5, 2009: New committee established ===
 
  
A new committee, [[Directors Manual Committee|Director’s Manual Committee]], has been established to update the [[Directors Manual|Director’s Manual]].
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=== October 13, 2022 [http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=1384631&f=6038&s=10116&m=313474&t=650b9db00f5228ee57432048f1967e4ef1b454e708354ae751c2b95d07c97caf The 2023 Scrabble Players Championship and the WESPA Championship] ===
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NASPA will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the game of Scrabble with two weeks of top-level competition in Las Vegas in July 2023.
  
=== June 5, 2009: Reno sanctioned ===
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=== June 6, 2022 [[2022 Advisory Board Elections]] - Results ===
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There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.
  
The Reno tournaments starting July 1, 2009 are going to be NASPA events.
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=== April 28, 2022 [[2022 Advisory Board Elections]] - Nominations open ===
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Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:
  
=== June 3, 2009: New Bulletin available ===
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* US South
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* US West
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* At Large
  
The newest bulletin can be downloaded [http://scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/200905.pdf here].
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Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2022. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].
  
 
== Archived news ==
 
== Archived news ==
  
None at this time.
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* [[2021 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2020 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2019 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2018 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2017 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2016 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2015 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2014 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2013 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2012 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2011 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2010 Breaking news archive]]
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* [[2009 Breaking news archive]]

Latest revision as of 21:54, 19 February 2023

This page contains current and recent breaking news about NASPA.

See also:

  • IContact: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership.
  • NASPA Bulletin: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication).
  • Club news: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs
  • Tournament calendar: upcoming tournaments
  • Tournament results: past tournaments
  • ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories.


Current news

February 2, 2023 2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas

Registration is now open for the 2023 NASPA Double Down in Las Vegas - the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship and the WESPA Championship - in Las Vegas in July 2023.

October 13, 2022 The 2023 Scrabble Players Championship and the WESPA Championship

NASPA will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the game of Scrabble with two weeks of top-level competition in Las Vegas in July 2023.

June 6, 2022 2022 Advisory Board Elections - Results

There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.

April 28, 2022 2022 Advisory Board Elections - Nominations open

Elections for NASPA's Advisory Board (AB) are approaching. This year three elective seats need to be filled:

  • US South
  • US West
  • At Large

Nominations are open from May 1 through May 31, 2022. To nominate yourself or someone else, contact NASPA at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

Archived news